Psychological counselors who can be publicly evaluated are divided into two grades: second-level psychological counselors and third-level psychological counselors. Specifically, the former is a counselor and the latter is an assistant counselor. Third-level psychological counselors are not qualified to establish private psychological counseling rooms. Even third-level psychological counselors working in consulting companies must do consulting work under the guidance of second-level psychological counselors. Therefore, if you want to set up your own private counseling room, you must first have secondary qualifications.
2. Know what you are good at.
Any professional psychological counselor has one or several fields that he is good at. Only those who have just started and have not established their own consulting style will regard all fields as their own fields. If you don't even know your own professional field, then you shouldn't open your own private clinic casually.
3. Establishment of social resource network
Before starting your own private clinic, you should first establish your own resource network, including: experienced tutors who can ask for help when you have problems; Peer practitioners who can grow together and psychological counselors who work alone are difficult to grow up, so some counselors regard psychological counseling as group counseling, and a group of counselors face a visitor; Easy-to-obtain social resources, such as the telephone number of the Red Cross, the telephone number of the social security department, and the telephone number that can provide free legal advice. , are used in the consultation process. For example, if your visitor comes to you because of psychological problems in a civil dispute, you may just provide a free legal consultation telephone number or website to help him out of trouble.
4. Legal and insurance issues
There are laws and regulations related to psychological counseling. If you decide to have private counseling, you must be able to understand the relevant laws and regulations and communicate with the insurance agent to see if you need to buy the corresponding insurance.
5. Application procedures
Many psychological counselors who want to start a business will first ask what procedures are needed, but I tell you that procedures are the least important question, so I will answer them at the end. The first thing you need to do is to go to the industrial and commercial department to ask for various qualification certificates. Specific details vary from place to place, subject to local regulations. Prepare the required materials, and then apply for approval.